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Mergers & acquisitions Ranked by sale price Buyer (unit purchasing) Sale price Date announced Date closed Seller (unit sold, if applicable) 1 Lightower Fiber Networks 80 Central St., Boxborough 01719 978-264-6000 • lightower.com $1.9 billion 04/27/2015 08/13/2015 Fibertech Networks 300 Meridian Centre Blvd., Rochester, NY 14618 2 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com $1.65 billion 03/02/2015 08/04/2015 American Medical Systems 1 Minnetonka, MN 55345 3 EMC Corp. 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.emc.com $1.2 billion 05/29/2015 07/08/2015 Virtustream 4800 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 4 ArcLight Capital Partners LLC 200 Clarendon St., 55th floor, Boston 02116 617-531-6300 • arclightcapital.com $800 million - $1 billion 06/12/2015 12/29/2015 Gulf Oil LP sold by Cumberland Gulf Group 100 Crossing Blvd., Framingham 01702 508-270-8300 • gulfoil.com 5 Astellas Pharma Inc. 2 1 Astellas Way, Northbrook, IL 60062 800-888-7704 • www.astellas.us $384 million 11/09/2015 02/10/2016 Ocata Therapeutics Inc. 3 33 Locke Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-756-1212 • www.ocata.com 6 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • www.tjx.com $107.6 million USD $80 million AUD 4 07/29/2015 10/25/2015 Trade Secret 5 Australia 7 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com $75 million 04/01/2015 04/07/2015 Xlumena 453 Ravendale Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043 8 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com $70 million 11/10/2015 11/10/2015 CeloNova Biosciences 8023 Vantage Drive, San Antonio, TX 78230 9 Almost Family Inc. 9510 Ormsby Station Road, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40223 502-891-1000 • almostfamily.com $37 million N/A 01/05/2016 Long Term Solutions Inc. 235 W Central St., Natick 01760 508-907-6290 • longtermsol.com 10 Acme United Corp. 55 Walls Drive, Fairfield, CT 06824 203-254-6060 • acmeunited.com $7 million N/A 02/01/2016 Diamond Machining Technology 85 Hayes Memorial Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-481-5944 • dmtsharp.com 11 Fletcher Tilton PC 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 • fletchertilton.com Private Private 01/01/2015 Yates Law Offices PC 6 69-71 Main St., Hudson 01749 12 Stowe & Degon LLC 95A Turnpike Road, Westborough, MA 01581 508-983-6700 • stowedegon.com Private Private 01/01/2016 Caplice, Ciaramicoli & Doyle LLP 189 Main St., Milford 01757 13 Big Y Foods Inc. 2145 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield 01102 413-504-4000 • www.bigy.com Private Private 03/29/2016 Park Avenue Pharmacy 7 414 Park Ave., Worcester 01610 508-757-3805 14 Matter Communications 50 Water St., Mill #3, The Tannery, Newburyport 01950 978-518-4547 • matternow.com Private Private 04/05/2016 Skyscope 40 Jackson St., Worcester 01608 855-759-7267 • skyscope.com 15 Nouria Energy Corp. 326 Clark St., Worcester 01606 508-762-3700 • nouriaenergy.com Private Private 04/07/2016 J&S Oil 867 Western Ave., Manchester, ME 04351 16 TerraTherm Inc. a Cascade Company 151 Suffolk Lane, Gardner 01440 978-730-1200 • terratherm.com Private Private 05/06/2016 Current Environmental Solutions 15399 Cranes Mill Road, Canyon Lake, TX 78133 17 Eastern Insurance Group LLC 233 W. Central St., Natick 01760 508-651-7700 • easterninsurance.com Private Private 05/11/2016 BBS Employee Benefits 2000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton 02466 18 Crowe Horwath LLP 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606 312-899-7000 • crowehorwath.com Private Private 06/01/2016 AbleBridge Inc. 69 Milk St., Suite 222, Westborough 01581 877-600-2253 • ablebridge.com 19 Dover Saddlery 8 525 Great Road, Littleton 01460 978-952-8062 • doversaddlery.com Private Private 07/07/2015 Webster Capital private equity firm Waltham 02451 20 Parsons Commercial 9 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-820-2700 • svnpcgboston.com Private Private 07/09/2015 Sperry Van Ness International Corp. 745 Atlantic Ave., 8th Floor, Boston 02111 21 Atlas Travel & Technology Group 1 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-478-8626 • atlastravel.com Private Private 08/21/2015 United Travel Inc. 2500 Main St., Tewksbury 01876 22 All Points Limousine 463 Lancaster St., Leominster 01453 978-537-4122 Private Private 09/01/2015 All Seasons Limousine 335 Burroughs Road, Boxborough 01719 23 Cascade Drilling LP 16 TerraTherm Inc. a Cascade Company 151 Suffolk Lane, Gardner 01440 978-730-1200 • terratherm.com Private Private 05/06/2016 Current Environmental Solutions 15399 Cranes Mill Road, Canyon Lake, TX 78133 17 Eastern Insurance Group LLC 233 W. Central St., Natick 01760 508-651-7700 • easterninsurance.com Private Private 05/11/2016 BBS Employee Benefits 2000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton 02466 18 Crowe Horwath LLP 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606 312-899-7000 • crowehorwath.com Private Private 06/01/2016 AbleBridge Inc. 69 Milk St., Suite 222, Westborough 01581 877-600-2253 • ablebridge.com 19 Dover Saddlery 8 525 Great Road, Littleton 01460 978-952-8062 • doversaddlery.com Private Private 07/07/2015 Webster Capital private equity firm Waltham 02451 20 Parsons Commercial 9 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-820-2700 • svnpcgboston.com Private Private 07/09/2015 Sperry Van Ness International Corp. 745 Atlantic Ave., 8th Floor, Boston 02111 21 Atlas Travel & Technology Group 1 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-478-8626 • atlastravel.com Private Private 08/21/2015 United Travel Inc. 2500 Main St., Tewksbury 01876 22 All Points Limousine 463 Lancaster St., Leominster 01453 978-537-4122 Private Private 09/01/2015 All Seasons Limousine 335 Burroughs Road, Boxborough 01719 23 Cascade Drilling LP 17270 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Woodinville, WA 98072 425-527-9700 • cascadedrilling.com Private Private 10/28/2015 TerraTherm Inc. 151 Suffolk Lane, Gardner 01440 978-730-1200 • terratherm.com 24 Civitas Solutions Inc. 313 Congress St. 6th floor, Boston 02210 617-790-4800 • civitas-solutions.com N/A N/A 02/01/2016 Renaissance Adult Day Care 1040 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 25 Fidelity Bank 9 Leominster Connector, Leominster 01453 978-870-1306 • www.fidelitybankonline.com N/A 09/02/2015 05/16/2016 Barre Savings Bank 10 56 Common St., Barre 01005 26 SpencerBANK 11 230 Park Ave., Worcester 01609 508-421-8070 • www.spencerbankonline.com N/A 10/28/2015 05/24/2016 Southbridge Savings Bank 253-257 Main St., Southbridge 01550 508-853-6899 • southbridgesavingsbank.com 27 Webster First Federal Credit Union 12 271 Greenwood St., Worcester 01607 508-671-5000 • websterfirst.com N/A 03/04/2015 05/31/2015 Industrial Credit Union 1 Liberty Square, Boston 02109 28 UltraBenefit Inc. a subsidiary of Fallon Health 10 Chestnut St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-799-2100 • fchp.org N/A 10/08/2015 10/14/2015 Group Insurance Service Center (GISC) 20 Winter St., Pembroke 02359 29 United Medical Systems 13 1700 W. Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-870-6565 • ums-usa.com N/A 02/17/2015 12/28/2015 U.S. Lithotripsy LP and affiliated USMD Health Systems 6333 North State Highway 161, Suite 200, Irving, TX 75038 Source: News reports and fillings Note: Deals associated with Central Mass. companies that were completed in the past 18 months were considered for this list. N/A = Not available. 1 A unit of Endo International PLC 2 Address for Astellas Pharma U.S. Inc.; corporate headquarters are in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. 3 Ocata's common stock has ceased to be traded on the NASDAQ Global Market and will no longer be listed; the company is now operating under the name: Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine. 4 Transaction completed in Australian dollars. 5 A unit of Gazal Corp. LTD 6 Yates team is working out of additional Fletcher Tilton office in Framingham. 7 Prescription records were transferred to the Big Y Pharmacy and Wellness Center located inside the store at 100 Mayfield St. 8 Now a private company 9 Newly named SVN/Parsons Commercial Group/Boston is owned and operated by John R. Parsons Jr., CEO and managing director. 10 Now operating under the Fidelity Bank charter 11 Now operating under the name SSB Community Bancorp MHC. By merging the holding companies, instead of the banks, the two entities continue to operate independently under their own names. 12 A merger of equals, ICU now operates as a division of Webster First. 13 Acquired by New York-based New State Capital Partners LLC in 2014. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Atlas Travel CEO is first two-time Business Leader of the Year Elaine Osgood, (pictured above) the CEO of Atlas Travel & Technology Group, in 2016 became the first per- son to win the Worcester Business Journal's Business Leader of the Year award twice. Osgood won the Small Business Leader of the Year award in 2006 when she was still building her com- pany, and this year won the Large Business Leader of the Year award, having grown the company signifi- cantly in the past 10 years. Thirty years ago, after a short career as a teacher in Worcester schools and another as an investiga- tor with the Massachusetts Continued on next page